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As they set off in search of their future building blocks — the college prospects who one day could form the backbone of their franchises — many NFL teams are dealing with the uncertainties of the present and locking down their current stars. At the NFL combine Wednesday, when mostly kickers and other special teams players met with the media, uncertainty was the buzzword of the day. When will we know for sure that Peyton Manning is headed back to the Denver Broncos? Will Adrian Peterson resume his role as cornerstone of the Minnesota Vikings? What does the future hold for Jay Cutler in Chicago? Is Ndamukong Suh coming back to the Detroit Lions? And this one is solved:...

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As they set off in search of their future building blocks — the college prospects who one day could form the backbone of their franchises — many NFL teams are dealing with the uncertainties of the present and locking down their current stars.
At the...

Carson Palmer may still be recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but at least he'll have Larry Fitzgerald to throw the ball to next season.
Arizona Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim announced Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine...

USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams, who announced he would make himself available for the NFL draft, has signed with agent Eugene Parker of Relativity Sports.
Williams, 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, is projected as a possible top-five pick.
Parker...

With Oakland winning and Arizona losing — two of the oddities from Week 12 — about the only sure bet in the NFL these days is that the New England Patriots are going to come through. And come through big.
That was the case again Sunday, as the Patriots...

Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall has been ruled out for the team's Dec. 15 home game against New Orleans due to two fractured ribs and a lung injury suffered in Thursday night's loss to Dallas.Marshall was hit in the ribs by the knee of Dallas...

On a Sunday when Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady squared off for the first time in their illustrious NFL careers, and Johnny Manziel scored for the first time in his less-than-illustrious rookie season, it was another first that kept the San Diego Chargers in...

The last time the Arizona Cardinals were 8-1?
They were the Chicago Cardinals.
NFL-leading Arizona achieved that feat again Sunday, matching the club's starts in 1925 and 1948, with a 31-14 victory over the visiting St. Louis Rams.
On a day when the...

No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney had a setback with his surgically repaired right knee and said Thursday that his chances of playing for Houston at Tennessee on Sunday are slim.
Clowney has played just four games this season after being injured in...

The synchronicity is striking.
Sunday's slate of NFL games features NFC and AFC showdowns between the division leaders in the East and West. Dallas, which is still in first in the NFC East despite losing to Washington on Monday night, plays host to...

A funeral doesn't sound like a good way to motivate a losing football team.
Well, maybe if it's the type of service Tony Sparano held this week as interim coach of the Oakland Raiders, burying a football at the practice facility of the 0-4 team to...

1. SEATTLE2013 | 13-3, 1st in WestLast year in playoffs | 2013
Going all the way: The last franchise to win back-to-back Super Bowl titles was New England in 2003 and ’04, so the Seahawks have quite a challenge. Then again, Pete Carroll won...

Energetic fashion designer Betsey Johnson -- known for turning cartwheels and doing splits at the end of her shows -- has signed on for season 19 of "Dancing With the Stars." Some wags are making fun of the selection of Johnson, 72, and comic...

They are two old cowboys riding off into the sunset together. That's how Arizona Cardinals Coach Bruce Arians describes his working relationship with 34-year-old quarterback Carson Palmer.
By that thinking, they are coming off a magnificent seven.
The...

Unfazed by the challenge of knocking off the defending Super Bowl champions, the San Diego Chargers leaned on a nostalgic combination to beat the Seattle Seahawks, 30-21, before a raucous, sun-splashed crowd at Qualcomm Stadium.
Philip Rivers to...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Anquan Boldin's sensational San Francisco debut helped keep the 49ers on quite a roll against Green Bay. And Vernon Davis did his part in a prolific passing game led by Colin Kaepernick in a 34-28 victory over the Packers on Sunday....

Seattle, Denver, New England and Kansas City remained unblemished.
The rest of the NFL remained unbelievable.
Cleveland beat Cincinnati? The Browns were supposed to be cooked a couple weeks ago when they traded running back Trent Richardson to...

Mark Sanchez is still focused on coming back this season for the New York Jets.
Coach Rex Ryan thinks it could happen.
Sanchez, hurt in the team's third preseason game, is rehabilitating his injured right shoulder rather than immediately having...

DETROIT — Calvin Johnson almost broke an NFL record, and could celebrate the feat because of a comeback capped by his quarterback.
Matthew Stafford's 1-yard lunge over a pile of linemen with 12 seconds left and Johnson's 329 yards receiving lifted the...